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Palmer planned an extensive tour schedule in support of the album. In June 2012, Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft
Orchestra began with a short six-date stint of small club shows throughout Europe and the US, beginning in Berlin and ending in Boston. A full-scale tour began on September 10, 2012,
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Inviting performers to join her onstage is a time-honored tradition in the vein of sharing joy and having fun. The three main performers in Grand Theft
Orchestra are salaried. In some cities, horn and string players will be hired as "known quantities" while other venues will have volunteer "wild
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Orchestra – at The Fillmore Auditorium – San Francisco, CA, The Big Wheel Magazine of 26 September 2012, retrieved January 6, 2013 "Palmer and her band switched gears and sauntered into a roaring, mind blowing performance of the Dresden Dolls' song "Missed Me",
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video for the song "Want It Back" and features Amanda Palmer prominently nude on a bed with the rest of the bandmates, clothed, as the lyrics to the song crawl across their bodies. It was "filmed on and around
Brunswick Street in Melbourne, Australia in March 2012" and was produced, edited, and
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on his
Facebook page, stating that he was "listening to 'Theatre is Evil' everyday, more than once. It's good. It's really good," and in summary that, "This record is as good as it gets. You're going to shit when you hear it. It's going to be around for ages. Otherwise, it's total crap."
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Theatre Is Evil does anything, it should make clear that Palmer's not just a fundraiser par excellence but someone who's energized enough people with her work to be able to create exactly the kind of record that makes people love music in the first place."
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Orchestra onstage for a few songs in each city. She was criticized, most notably by
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account, there was a debate amongst fans about whether the album should be spelled "Theater Is Evil" or "Theatre Is Evil". Palmer took a vote and "Theatre Is Evil" eventually won, causing some of the CDs to have to be reprinted.
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Theatre Is Evil" featuring three promotional singles.
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1806:"Trout Heart Replica": Paris Hurley - violin 1 & 2, Alex Guy - viola, Maria Scherer Wilson - cello, Paul Kikuchi - concert bass drum, orchestra arrangement by Jherek Bischoff
1819:"Massachusetts Avenue", "Berlin", and "Olly Olly Oxen Free": Horns by Mick Fraser, Benjamin Gillespie, Eamon McNelis, Phil Noy, and Paul Willy. Horn arrangements by Chad Raines
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wrote: "Theatre Is Evil feels like sitting on the bed of your tattooed, far cooler cousin 30 years ago, while she tells you 'all you need to know' about music." Adam Rathe of
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The song "Do It With a
Rockstar" was released on a limited basis to promote the album in June 2012, followed by "Trout Heart Replica", "Want It Back" and "The Killing Type".
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replaced McQuilken for the second half of the live tour of this album. The band regularly switches instruments during their live performance, including in their version of
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which saw all four members of the Grand Theft Orchestra switching their instruments for each verse and throwing each other about in their haste to do so."
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2346:"Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra: "Want It Back" Official Music Video (Uncensored | NSFW)"
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Amanda Palmer & Friends Present Forty-Five Degrees: Bushfire Flash Record
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Meow Meow featured on "Meow Meow Introduces The Grand Theft Orchestra"
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In September 2015, in promotion of the album, an EP called
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The Grand Theft Orchestra is composed of Amanda Palmer,
2783:"Album: Amanda Palmer, Theatre Is Evil (Cooking Vinyl)"
2998:"Amanda Palmer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)"
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The first music video released for this album was a
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2478:"Steve Albini: Amanda Palmer Is An Idiot"
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2905:"Theatre is Evil (Commentary Version)"
2526:"Rockers Playing for Beer: Fair Play?"
1310:"Smile (Pictures or It Didn't Happen)"
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2558:Palmer, Amanda (September 13, 2012).
2476:Michael Nelson (September 13, 2012).
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2632:"Critic Reviews for Theatre Is Evil"
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2612:. Amanda Palmer. September 13, 2012
2590:. Amanda Palmer. September 13, 2012
2296:"DOWNLOAD: New Amanda Palmer Track"
2192:"Amanda Palmer: The Crancing Queen"
1780: – vocals, piano, synthesizers
1576:"Massachusetts Avenue (Commentary)"
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2849:Kate Mossman (September 7, 2012).
2761:Kate Mossman (September 6, 2012).
2702:Finlayson, Ray (October 4, 2012).
2368:"Amanda Palmer - The Killing Type"
1843:at Elmwood Studios (Dallas, Texas)
1660:"Olly Olly Oxen Free (Commentary)"
1436:"Trout Heart Replica (Commentary)"
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1688:Selections from Theatre Is Evil
1324:"The Killing Type (Commentary)"
1141:Kickstarter Deluxe bonus tracks
353:Selections from Theatre is Evil
287:About the Grand Theft Orchestra
240:, on September 10, 2012 in the
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2958:"Amanda Palmer Chart History (
2830:. Amanda Palmer. July 13, 2012
2502:Amanda Palmer (May 22, 2012).
2390:"Theatre Is Evil Lyric Videos"
2133:Price, Simon (June 24, 2012).
1836:Assistant Engineer: Adam Dobos
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3154:Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under
3104:There Will Be No Intermission
2411:Amanda Palmer (May 1, 2012).
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1268:"On Meow Meow's Introduction"
391:Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
132:Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under
3024:. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
3006:. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2988:. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2970:. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
2927:. Apple Music. July 27, 2017
2370:. YouTube. September 6, 2012
2298:. The Quietus. June 18, 2012
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1520:"Bottomfeeder (Commentary)"
1380:"Want It Back (Commentary)"
1129:"From St. Kilda To Fitzroy"
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200:Released: September 6, 2012
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1812:"Melody Dean" features
1740:"Do It with a Rockstar"
1366:"Do It with a Rockstar"
834:"Do It with a Rockstar"
179:"Do It with a Rockstar"
2169:"Busking for millions"
1914:Top Alternative Albums
1590:"Massachusetts Avenue"
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374:directed by Jim Batt.
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191:Released: July 9, 2012
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1729:"Trout Heart Replica"
1674:"Olly Olly Oxen Free"
1632:"Berlin (Commentary)"
1450:"Trout Heart Replica"
988:"Olly Olly Oxen Free"
876:"Trout Heart Replica"
311:'s song "Missed Me".
234:Grand Theft Orchestra
3257:Amanda Palmer albums
3129:I Can Spin a Rainbow
2653:Christopher, James.
2442:Amanda Palmer (blog)
767:, except where noted
462:Professional ratings
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